ports/60262: fetchmail-6.2.5 with APOP: "cannot get a range of message sizes"

[Stuart Barkley]

>Number:         60262
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       fetchmail-6.2.5 with APOP: "cannot get a range of message sizes"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
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>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Dec 15 08:00:36 PST 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Stuart Barkley
>Release:        4.9-RELEASE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD disasterville.4gh.net 4.9-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE #0: Thu Nov 20 14:52:06 EST 2003     stuartb at disasterville.4gh.net:/usr/src_49_4gh/sys/compile/4GH  i386

>Description:
When using APOP with fetchmail-6.2.5 the error message "cannot get a range of message sizes" may be seen.  Probably also applies when using RPOP protocol.

Workaround: Add "fetchsizelimit 1" to your .fetchmailrc file.

See also:
http://lists.ccil.org/pipermail/fetchmail-friends/2003-October/003958.html

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Workaround: Add "fetchsizelimit 1" to your .fetchmailrc file.

Possible fix in http://lists.ccil.org/pipermail/fetchmail-friends/2003-October/003958.html
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